Thanks, Jerry! And thanks to all the others who responded to my inquiry! Over the last 6 months, I've joined and unjoined several mailing lists in adult education, career development, & other related areas of interest, but on them, my questions often were ignored--as if I weren't even asking appropriate questions. So, I'm very pleased to have returned to this mailing list--where questions that challenge the norm are indeed given attention.

I'm still in the studies/ponderings stage of my life, but over the next couple of years, I intend to hook up with like-minded folks in my community, and am confident that the ideas/exhanges shared on this mailing list will have a great impact on whatever sort of folk/democratic school or community center that I might get involved with.

Thanks!

Robin

At 10:31 PM 7/31/97 -0400, you wrote:>Dear Robin:>I just camew back from a fabulous few days at the Live-Out, sponsored>by Mary Leue, founderf of Albany's Free School. The were about 50>adults and children coming and going, meeting each other, having>group discussions and activities, private conversations, and sharing>in cookling and cleaning. The cost was $5 a day contribution toward>food. >>One of the People there was Chris Spicer who is director of the Folk>Education Association, of which Highlander is a part. This>organization sounds like what you are looking for. Their mailing>address is 107 Vernon St, Northampton, MA 01060.>>Jerry Mintz>Alternative Education Resource Organization>HTTP://www.speakeasy.org/~aero>